Valuable Wheat Pennies
Everyone has a few of these old pennies. Which coins are worth money? Check out our history & price guide to the most
valuable US wheat cents.

How to Value & Sell Coins <- How much are your coins worth?
Our guide to help you figure out how much your coins are worth, including common price guides, selling tips and online resources.

How Much is Your Coin Worth? Please see the How to Value & Sell Coins guide I put together. There are also resources to expert resources, websites, books and more there. Please do not email asking about your coin or coin collection. I cannot give individual coin valuations -- like I said, I am not an expert.

Financial & Investment Related Features

This section will probably be fleshed out into its own section as it expands. Check back soon, or contact me with suggestions for finance and investment related topics you would like to see covered on Blifaloo.com

Coin & Money Interesting Facts and Trivia

Common Questions and Answers:

Q. Why do quarters & dimes have ridges?

A. These "ridges" are left-over security features for when (pre-1965) these coins contained large amounts of silver. The ridges (aka "reeding") prevented folks from shaving the coin's edges down to collect the silver for profit.

Q. What is a US dollar bill made of?

A. US Paper money is not made from wood pulp but from cotton.
Specifically: Currency paper is made of 25% linen and 75% cotton.

One of the first American coins were half dimes ("dismes"), which were struck in 1792. (see image below)

Links to Numismatic Articles on other websites

The following links are resources outside of this site, and will open in a new window/tab.

The Invention of Money (Podcast) - Highly recommended! Podcast from NPR's This American Life. Five reporters stumbled on what seems like a basic question: What is money? The unsettling answer they found: Money is fiction.

General Coin Collecting / Numismatic Links:

Coin collecting articles and other numismatic website links I have stumble upon in my research. New links added to the top of the list.

US Money & Coin Facts - If you liked the coin trivia section above, you'll dig the trivia bits and coin history at the US Mint (for kids) website.

Tips for buying coins via eBay - "The truth is there are still bargains to be had on ebay as well as nice coins to be purchased however there are also over graded coins and counterfeit coins being offered for sale." Good read if you are considering purchasing coins from ebay or other online auction websites.